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The viola's lowest note is open C, which is tenor C (or C3 in scientific pitch notation)

The viola has an almost unlimited upper range, but most reasonable composers would write above C8.

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The range of a viola is C3 to C6 a perfect 5th below violin its tuning is C3 D3 G4 A4. This answer might not be helpful if you do not play the piano.

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